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Obituaries

RUTH ELLEN RODGERS

Ruth Ellen Rodgers, 81, of Steubenville, Ohio, passed away on April 14, 2026 at Trinity Medical Center West. Ruth was born on January 18, 1945 in Wheeling, WV the daughter of the late Naomi M. Rodgers Hatcher. She attended the Jefferson County Sheltered Workshop until her retirement. Ruth is ...

JOHN HELBA

John Alexander Helba, Sr. of Weirton, passed away on April 9, 2026, at UPMC Presbyterian, surrounded by his beautiful family, holding the hand of his loving wife, Theresa, his high school sweetheart of 60 years, married for over 55 years on February 27, 1971. Friends are invited to meet with ...

DAVID CHAFIN

David Chafin, 85, of Weirton, passed away on April 9, 2026. He was born on July 17, 1940, the son of the late Lonnie and Jessie Chafin. BVesides his parents he was preceded in death by two sons, Jeffrey and Robert Chafin; three brothers, William, Lonnie and Robert Chafin and a sister, Dixie ...

KATHY SMITH

Kathy Smith (Ina Kathleen Kruise) of Fairfield, CA, passed away December 31, 2025. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 2 pm to 3 pm at the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Toronto, OH. www.jefosterfh.com

CHRISTIANA ACHEBE

Christiana Achebe passed away peacefully on, Saturday, March 21st, 2026 in Virginia. She was a Christmas baby, born December 25th, 1944 in Awka, a town in Anambra State, Nigeria. Here in the US, she earned a BA in accounting from William Patterson College and attended Rutgers University law ...

HELEN A. MATHIEU UNSOLD

Helen A. Mathieu Unsold, 99, of Wintersville Ohio passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Valley Hospice. She born in Eureka, Kansas on June 8, 1926 the daughter of the late Stanley R. and Ora G. Mellinger Wickham. She was retired from Ohio Bell Telephone Co. Helen was a charter member of ...